錫杖草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
錫 杖 草
しゃく
Jinmeiyō 		じょう
Jinmeiyō 		そう
Grade: 1
goon on'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “sounding-staff grass”, compound of 錫杖(しゃくじょう) (shakujō, “pewter staff”) + 草(そう) (sō, “grass, plant”)

Noun

錫(しゃく)杖(じょう)草(そう) or 錫杖草(シャクジョウソウ) • (shakujōsō) 

  1. Monotropa hypopitys

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

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